| Question | Answer |
| dyspnea | Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath. |
| respiratory systems changes with aging | -cilia, weaken cough, -gag & cough reflex + risk dehydration -immune function |
| upper respiratory trauma | epistaxix, fractures, complications |
| fowlers position | Fowler's position is a position used in medicine where the head is raised above the feet. |
| hypoxemia | Insufficient oxygenation of the blood. |
| type A and B influenza viruses are are responsible for pereidoc epidomics and type C more likley to be | endemic causing periodic minor illness |
| septal deviation | Nasal Septal Deviation |
| names of Upper Respiratory Infections (5) | pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, rhinitis, laryngitis |
| epistaxis | nosebleed. |
| pseudoephedrine tablets, decongestant nasal sprays, overuse side effects | overmedication with pseudoephedrine tablets decongestant nasal sprays may increase nasal congestion and swelling and cause rebound congestion |
| influenza | highly contagious viral respiratory disease characterized by coryza, fever, cough, and constitutional manifestations such as headache and malaise. |
| nasal trauma complications septal hematoma | septal hematoma A mass of extravasated blood that is confined within the nasal septum. |
| causes of URI | viral, bacterial |
| influanzia pharmacology | antiviral otc's for relief |
| laryngospasm | Sudden and uncontrollable closure of the larynx; often seen in anaphylactic reactions. |
| airborne droplets & direct contact | means of transmission |
| Upper respiratory trauma | abcess An abscess is an enclosed collection of liquefied tissue, known as pus, somewhere in the body. It is the result of the body's defensive reaction to foreign material. |
| other droplet transmitted URI's | measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, diptheria, pertussis |
| laryngeal cancer | hoarseness change in voice tumor prevents closure of glottis |
| daytime sleepyness | expected finding in a patient with obstructive sleep apnea |
| likley to prevent influenza and pneumonia? | influenza vaccine clinics at the senior center |
